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Summary

Systems administrator with 7 years across datacenter operations, NOC, and hosting infrastructure. Deep hands-on: server hardware through BGP. CompTIA Security+ certified, targeting network security engineering.

Experience

System Administrator — PureVoltage Hosting, Inc.

Aug 2026 – Present · Dallas, TX

  • Administer dedicated server and colocation infrastructure across multiple datacenter sites
  • IPMI/BMC operations and recovery: firmware repair, chip-level reflash, out-of-band management buildout
  • Network operations: switch/router configuration, VLAN architecture, cross-connect installs, transit troubleshooting
  • Hardware lifecycle: rack-level triage, component swaps, inventory source-of-truth upkeep (NetBox)

Lab Engineer — Apple

Apr 2024 – Jan 2025

  • Lab systems engineering and hardware test infrastructure

Data Center Engineer — Evocative

Mar 2022 – Dec 2023 · Dallas, TX

  • Datacenter operations: TCP/IP networking, security awareness practice, hardware deployments and maintenance

System Engineer — LinkedIn

Jul 2022 – Mar 2023 · Richardson, TX

  • Systems engineering with intrusion detection and security awareness focus

NOC Technician — Carrier-1 Data Centers

Aug 2019 – Jul 2022 · Dallas, TX

  • Coordinated network and server migrations inside allotted maintenance windows
  • Troubleshooting plus all hardware and network maintenance for client infrastructure
  • Installed fiber/copper cross-connects for datacenter clients

Certifications

Skills

  • Networking: Arista EOS, VyOS, VLANs/SVIs, LACP, DHCP relay, BGP fundamentals, WireGuard, fiber/copper cross-connects
  • Systems: Linux administration, Proxmox VE, Docker, virtualization, IPMI/BMC/iDRAC, firmware recovery
  • Security: Security+ certified, network segmentation, firewall policy (default-deny), pentest lab operations, TryHackMe (SSRF, IDOR, malware analysis tooling)
  • Operations: NOC workflows, maintenance windows, NetBox documentation, monitoring and watchdogs

Home Lab

Production-style lab: dual Arista switches (LACP trunk), VyOS routing/firewall, segmented VLANs (lab/servers/storage/OOB-IPMI), isolated pentest segment, Proxmox cluster. Documented in Projects.